Posts by Perdita_in_Ontario

My mother says that my brother and I were toilet trained by 18 and 15 months (I was a bit older because she waited for the summer). We were in cloth nappies in the 70s.   My daughter was over 3 when we moved to underwear -...

Imse Vimse training pants fit quite small - my DD was tiny - sounds like about the size of your DD - and fit the XL (strange sizing). Really nicely made too. I bought a couple more for DS and they're still my favourite of all I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by wishin'&hopin'  What about Pippi Longstocking?   This is my stock answer to this question about adventurous girls. In fact, my DD insisted she WAS Pippi when she was...

DD was like that at 4. And 5. She's beginning to be more stoic at 6. I'm sure it's personality X age.

If we're outside because we're waiting for the school bus with DD (who is also wearing a hat and I think that helps), I just keep putting it on.   If we're outside for fun, and putting it back on few times doesn't work, we go...

oooh, I don't think I'd be soaking wool in Rockin Green...   SGM - what is your wash routine for the wool?

We're a fan of 1-pieces here too.. but I have the luxury of having an extra winter coat handed down from DD that still fits DS - so we have a fleece car suit, a 1-piece Land's End snowsuit, and a winter coat.   DS can walk in...

It will stop. My son was a terrible screecher (and my husband has tinnitus, which is a BAD combination!). I don't remember exactly when it stopped, but he no longer screeches.   He does yell though....

My favourite training underwear are Little Beetles and Imse Vimse. They're not cheap, unfortunately, but they work very well. The LBs aren't waterproof at all, so I pair them with a cover when I can't be vigilant; the IVs have a hidden...

Thanks - it was a good day. It was very low-key - it's a tiny country Anglican church, and really WAS a "show up and smile" type thing. The parents themselves are "church on the big holidays" type people too ;).   Sadly, we...